The Score (2001)

Director:

Frank Oz

Writers (WGA):

Daniel E. Taylor (story) and
Kario Salem (story) ...
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Release Date:

13 July 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

There are no partners in crime

Plot:

An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.

Plot Keywords:

Montreal | Thief | Customs House | Heist | Jazz Club

Awards:

1 win

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Jan. 11	11:30 PM	FX
Tue. Jan. 12	8:00 AM	FX

Cast

Robert De Niro	...	Nick Wells
Edward Norton	...	Jack Teller
Marlon Brando	...	Max
Angela Bassett	...	Diane
Gary Farmer	...	Burt
Paul Soles	...	Danny
Jamie Harrold	...	Steven
Serge Houde	...	Laurent
Jean-René Ouellet	...	André (as Jean Rene Ouellet)
Martin Drainville	...	Jean-Claude
Claude Despins	...	Albert
Richard Waugh	...	Sapperstein
Mark Camacho	...	Sapperstein's Cousin
Marie-Josée Colburn	...	Woman in Study (as Marie-Josee D'Amours)
Gavin Svensson	...	Man in Study
Thinh Truong Nguyen	...	Tuan
Carlo Essagian	...	Cop
Christian Tessier	...	Drunk
Lenie Scoffié	...	Storekeeper (as Lenie Scoffie)
Bobby Brown	...	Tony
Maurice Demers	...	Philippe
Christian Jacques	...	Guard
Henry Farmer	...	Guard
Dacky Thermidor	...	Guard
Gerard Blouin	...	Guard
Charles V. Doucet	...	Old Engineer
Pierre Drolet	...	Worker
Norman Mikeal Berketa	...	Bureaucrat Official
Eric Hoziel	...	Ironclad Tech
John Talbot	...	Janitor
Richard Zeman	...	Thug
Nick Carasoulis	...	Thug
Cassandra Wilson	...	Special Appearance
Mose Allison	...	Special Appearance
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Marie Blair	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Bill Haughland	...	Newscaster (uncredited)
David L. McCallum	...	Rich Man (uncredited)
Angelo Tsarouchas	...	Thug (uncredited)
Andrew W. Walker	...	Jeff (uncredited)

Directed by
Frank Oz

Writing credits (WGA)
Daniel E. Taylor		(story) and
Kario Salem		(story)
Kario Salem		(screenplay) and
Lem Dobbs		(screenplay) and
Scott Marshall Smith		(screenplay)

Produced by
Gary Foster	....	producer
Roland Pellegrino	....	executive producer
Adam Platnick	....	executive producer
Lee Rich	....	producer
Bernard Williams	....	executive producer (as Bernie Williams)

Original Music by
Howard Shore

Cinematography by
Rob Hahn		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Richard Pearson

Casting by
Margery Simkin

Production Design by
Jackson De Govia		(as Jackson DeGovia)

Art Direction by
Claude Paré
Tom Reta

Set Decoration by
K.C. Fox

Costume Design by
Aude Bronson-Howard

Makeup Department
Roxanna Floyd	....	makeup artist: Ms. Bassett
Francine Gagnon	....	key makeup artist
Nathalie Garon	....	assistant hair stylist
Corald Giroux	....	key hair stylist
Ilona Herman	....	hair stylist: Mr. De Niro
Ilona Herman	....	makeup artist: Mr. De Niro
Kimberly Kimble	....	hair stylist: Ms. Bassett
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist
Julie Pearce	....	hair stylist: Mr. Norton
Julie Pearce	....	makeup artist: Mr. Norton
Ryan McDowell	....	prosthetic technician (uncredited)

Production Management
Daniel Auclair	....	unit manager
Alain Bernard	....	assistant unit manager
Leslie J. Converse	....	post production supervisor
Kathleen M. Courtney	....	unit production manager (as Kathleen Courtney)
Alain Gagnon	....	production manager
Bernard Williams	....	unit production manager (as Bernie Williams)
Chantal Feghali	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bud Davis	....	second unit director
Jean-François Duplat	....	third assistant director
Angèle Gagnon	....	additional third assistant director
Brigitte Goulet	....	second second assistant director
Richard Oswald	....	second assistant director
David Sardi	....	first assistant director
Alexandre Bernard	....	additional third assistant director (uncredited)
Alexandrine Bourdouxhe	....	third assistant director (uncredited)
Émilie Dussault	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Serge Archambault	....	head scenic painter (as Serge Archambeault)
Marc Baird	....	storyboard artist
Christian Baiwy	....	scepter creator
Michel Bouchard	....	art department coordinator
Eve Boulonne	....	set dresser
Alain Brochu	....	construction coordinator
Marie Cailhier-Chartrand	....	assistant property master
Michelle Drolet	....	art department coordinator (as Michele Drolet)
Alain Dussault	....	graphic artist (as Allain Dussault)
Genevieve Ferderber	....	art department coordinator (as Geneviève Ferderber)
Martin Gendron	....	assistant art director
Marie-Claude Gosselin	....	set dresser
Denis Hamel	....	property master
Claude Lafrance	....	set designer
Michele Laliberte	....	assistant art director (as Michèle Laliberté)
Céline Lampron	....	set designer (as Céline Lamrpon)
Félix Larivière	....	set designer (as Félix Larivière-Charron)
Jean-Guy LeBlanc	....	set dresser (as Jean-Guy Leblanc)
Simone Leclerc	....	assistant property master
Ray Légaré	....	greensperson
Carl Lessard	....	graphic artist
Daniel Robert	....	set dresser
Charlotte Rouleau	....	set designer
Bruno Sorel	....	set dresser
Lucie Tremblay	....	set designer
Elisabeth Williams	....	set dresser
Tom Concordia	....	plate photographer (uncredited)
Paul DeBlois	....	swing gang (uncredited)
Chris Klein	....	scenic painter (uncredited)
Eric Lafrance	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Josée Létourneau	....	assistant head scenic (uncredited)
Jean-François Merlot	....	painter (uncredited)
Jean-Francois Mignault	....	illustrator (uncredited)
Jean-Francois Mignault	....	pre-visualization (uncredited)
Andrew Semple	....	special prop builder (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ron Bochar	....	re-recording mixer
Ron Bochar	....	supervising sound editor
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Kam Chan	....	supervising foley editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Constanzo)
Lee Dichter	....	re-recording mixer
Jesse Ehredt	....	re-recording assistant
Chris Fielder	....	assistant sound editor
Glen Gauthier	....	production sound mixer
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound effects editor
Heather Gross	....	apprentice sound editor
Ruth Hernandez	....	assistant sound editor
Frank Kern	....	foley editor
Thomas Kodros	....	consultant: dolby sound
George A. Lara	....	foley engineer
Michel Lecoufle	....	cable person
Marissa Littlefield	....	supervising adr editor (as Marrisa Littlefield)
Bob Olari	....	re-recording assistant (as Robert Olari)
Nathalie Piche	....	boom operator
Nicholas Renbeck	....	dialogue editor
Fred Rosenberg	....	dialogue editor
Wyatt Sprague	....	assistant sound editor
Paul Urmson	....	sound effects editor
Markus Wade	....	boom operator
Benjamin Cheah	....	sound effects recordist (uncredited)
Matt Cluett	....	sound transferer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Louis Craig	....	special effects supervisor
Pierre 'Bill' Rivard	....	special effects coordinator (as Pierre Rivard)
Mario Dumont	....	special effects floor supervisor (uncredited)
André Laforest	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Eric-André Paquin	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Christian Rivest	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Philippe Roberge	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Sebastien Roussel	....	special effects supervisor (uncredited)
Martin Williams	....	special effects rigger (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Melanie Boettcher	....	coordinator: Illusion Arts
Kelly G. Crawford	....	visual effects editor: Illusion Arts
C. Marie Davis	....	visual effects executive producer: CIS Hollywood
Syd Dutton	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts
Carolyn Garcia	....	coordinator: Illusion Arts
Larry Gaynor	....	digital paint and rotoscoping: CIS Hollywood
Kenneth Jones	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood (as Dr. Ken Jones)
Adam Kowalski	....	camera operator: Illusion Arts
Lynn Ledgerwood	....	special rigging: Illusion Arts
Fumi Mashimo	....	animator: Illusion Arts
Suzanne Mitus-Uribe	....	digital compositing supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Gregory Oehler	....	digital compositing supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Richard Patterson	....	digital supervisor: Illusion Arts
Michelle Rothburgh	....	coordinator: Illusion Arts
Catherine Sudolcan	....	visual effects producer: Illusion Arts
Bill Taylor	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts
David S. Williams Jr.	....	lead compositor: Illusion Arts
Adam Young	....	digital systems coordinator: CIS Hollywood: CIS Hollywood
Kit Young	....	digital systems manager: CIS Hollywood
Lloyd Lee Barnett	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Fortunato Frattasio	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Mark Kenaston	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Michael Kory	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Stanley Monahan	....	optical effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Alexandre Cadieux	....	stunts
Bud Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Jean Frenette	....	stunt coordinator: Canada
Ben Gauthier	....	stunts (as Benoît Gauthier)
Daniel Gauthier	....	stunts
François Gauthier	....	stunts (as Francois Gauthier)
Patrick Kerton	....	stunts
Gilbert Larose Jr.	....	stunts
Stéphane Lefebvre	....	stunts (as Stephane Lefebvre)
David Rigby	....	stunts
Nick Skokos	....	stunts
David Leitch	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Aubin	....	film loader
Kelly Baylis	....	grip
Robert B. Baylis	....	first company grip (as Robert Bruce Baylis)
Mike Benson	....	director of photography: second unit (as Michael A. Benson)
Sylvain Bergevin	....	electrician
Richard Boucher	....	grip
Roch Boucher	....	second assistant camera
Alain Brouillette	....	first company rigging grip
Phillip V. Caruso	....	still photographer
Angelo Colavecchia	....	Steadicam operator
Angelo Colavecchia	....	camera operator
Jean Courteau	....	chief lighting technician
Alain Deniger	....	electrician
Alexis Duceppe	....	video assistant
Amelie Duceppe	....	video assist (as Amélie Duceppe)
Gilles Fortier	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Jacob Fortier	....	chief rigging technician
Sylvain Labrecque	....	grip (as Sylvain La Brecque)
Yves Lemieux	....	electrician
Alain Masse	....	dolly grip (as Alain Massé)
Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jamison Lin Pharand	....	grip
Dany Prévost	....	grip
Mathieu Price	....	grip
Sophie Raymond	....	grip
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera
Stéphane Byl	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Daniel Chrétien Jr.	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Pierric Jouvante	....	additional electrician (uncredited)
Lorenzo Negri	....	second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Stéphane Pilon	....	assistant first company grip (uncredited)
Dany Racine	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
David Uloth	....	crane operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Rosina Bucci	....	casting: Canada
Suni Ellis	....	casting assistant
David H. Kramer	....	voice casting (as David Kramer)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daniele Leger	....	assistant costume designer (as Danièle Léger)
Emily Loreto	....	assistant costume designer (as Emily Loreto O'Connor)
Marcie Olivi	....	costumer: Mr. De Niro
David Page	....	costumer: Mr. Brando
Ginette Régis	....	chief dresser
Lyse Pomerleau	....	costume coordinator (uncredited)
Monica Ruiz-Ziegler	....	costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Glenn Allen	....	assistant film editor
Kate Eales	....	apprentice film editor
Richard Friedlander	....	first assistant editor
Malcolm Hearn	....	apprentice film editor
Chris Hinton	....	color timer
David McGroarty	....	assistant film editor
Catherine Rankin	....	negative cutter
Lorraine Samuel	....	assistant film editor
Marc Griffin	....	post production assistant (uncredited)
Mila Patriki	....	colorist: dailies (uncredited)
Chris Regan	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Nancy Allen	....	assistant music editor
Cathi Black	....	music coordinator
Budd Carr	....	executive music producer
Michael Colomby	....	production music editor
Geneviève Thomas Colvin	....	associate music supervisor (as Genevieve Thomas Colvin)
Jeff Grace	....	music preparation
John Kurlander	....	music recording engineer
Michael Lang	....	musician: piano (as Mike Lang)
Kevin Mahonchak	....	music preparation
Jill Meyers	....	music clearances
Charnett Moffett	....	musician: bass
Sandra Park	....	music contractor
Suzana Peric	....	music editor
Steve Schaeffer	....	musician: drums (as Steven Schaeffer)
Howard Shore	....	conductor
Howard Shore	....	orchestrator
David Torn	....	musician: guitar
Michael Tremante	....	music production coordinator

Transportation Department
Michel Brouillette	....	picture car coordinator
Tim Parkinson	....	transportation coordinator
Michel Robert	....	assistant transportation coordinator
Hans Laliberté	....	office driver (uncredited)
Julie Marion	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Sarah Baillargeon	....	production assistant
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
François Baron	....	production assistant
Josée Bernard	....	production assistant
Solange Bernard	....	production assistant
Veronica Brice	....	assistant: Mr. Rich
Amberwren Briskey-Cohen	....	assistant: Mr. Foster
Robin Chambers	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro
Carolle Cotton	....	production assistant
Julie Coulombe	....	armourer
Alana Cymerman	....	assistant location manager
Melanie Dallaire	....	production secretary
Kim De Pietro	....	assistant location manager
Saundra Diardichuk	....	assistant production coordinator
Avra Douglas	....	assistant: Mr. Brando
Mélanie Dubois	....	production assistant (as Melanie Dubois)
Jim Dunlap	....	assistant auditor
Taylor M. Favale	....	production associate (as Taylor Favale)
Pascale Geerligs	....	production assistant (as Pascale Prinsen-Geerligs)
Étienne Geoffrion	....	production assistant (as Etienne Geoffrion)
Mick Gould	....	technical advisor
Ronald Guitard	....	production assistant
Sophie Hector	....	assistant: Mr. Williams
Olivier Hetu	....	production assistant (as Olivier Hétu)
Stacy Horn	....	production assistant
Nutan Khanna	....	production assistant
Robyn L. Kreger	....	assistant: Mr. Norton
George Lakes	....	production controller
Suzanne Laverdure	....	assistant location manager
Asata N. Malloy	....	assistant: Mr. Oz
Pascale Marcotte	....	assistant: Mr. Foster
Lana Marks	....	handbag designer: Angela Bassett
Gilles Montreuil	....	assistant auditor
Matthew Poirier	....	assistant: Mr. Oz
Brent Radford	....	armourer
Patrick Rainville	....	production assistant
Rebecca Robertson	....	script supervisor
Wayne Rodrigues	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Ross	....	production assistant
Lise Servant	....	assistant auditor
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Amedee Sherman	....	production assistant (as Amedée Sherman)
Peter J. Silbermann	....	unit publicist
Jimmy Ray Sorrells	....	production assistant (as Jimmy Sorrells)
Michèle St-Arnaud	....	location manager (as Michéle St-Arnaud)
Victorine Tamafo	....	production coordinator
Anouska Therrien	....	production assistant (as Anouska Lopez Thérrien)
Gad-David Tisch	....	production assistant
Martin Trejo	....	production assistant
Mario Trépanier	....	supervising medic (as Mario Trepanier)
Brenda Ventura	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro
Gregor Wilson	....	production auditor
Miri Yoon	....	production assistant
Annemarie Berthiaume	....	production secretary (uncredited)
Phaedra Charlton	....	travel and housing coordinator (uncredited)
Pierre Cheminat	....	second accountant (uncredited)
Richard Di Sabatino	....	technical consultant (uncredited)
Bennett Fidlow	....	production legal (uncredited)
Normand Fortin	....	equipment coordinator (uncredited)
Jennifer Zolten Freed	....	post production accountant (uncredited)
Hélène Grimard	....	accountant: art department (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative (uncredited)
Thomas J. Healy IV	....	location scout: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Ryan R. Johnson	....	development executive (uncredited)
Frederik Joly	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Elza Kephart	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Anne Kmetyko	....	assistant to executive producer (uncredited)
Adrian Knight	....	location manager (uncredited)
Daniel Moise	....	remote head technician (uncredited)
Helene Muller	....	wrap coordinator (uncredited)
Lara Rosenoff	....	additional location researcher (uncredited)
Daisy Schwartz	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro (uncredited)
Kellie Starcher	....	assistant: Peter Guber (uncredited)

Thanks
Robin Oz	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures
• Mandalay Pictures
• Horseshoe Bay Productions
• Lee Rich Productions
• Eagle Point Production
• Cineartists AG

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Medusa Distribuzione (2001) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• TriPictures (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2002) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2002) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Optimum Releasing (2009) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• Paramount Home Video (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paramount (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
• SBS6 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Intrigue (special effects)
• CIS Hollywood (additional visual effects)
• Illusion Arts (special visual effects)

Other Companies

• Barbara Casting  extras casting
• C-5  sound post production
• C5  post-production sound services
• Dark Horse Entertainment  "Concrete" and "Vortex" comics published by
• Dawn of Freedom Publishing Company  Archie Shepp photo provided by
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing
• Elite Productions  casting: Canada
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Home on the Range  catering
• Howard Anderson Company, The  titles and opticals
• Locations Michel Trudel  grip and electrical equipment
• Manhattan Center Studios  music recorded and mixed at
• Mel's Cite du Cinema  stages
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• Paramount Pictures  star trek footage
• Sound One  sound post production
• Sound One/C5  sound post-production
• The Sentinel Hill Group  production services (as Sentinel Hill)
• Trevanna Post  post production auditing
• V/A Video Assist  24 frame playback
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack published by

Also Known As:

The Score (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:18 | USA:R (certificate #38218) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hungary:14 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Marlon Brando's final, completed film.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The final bus station Edward Norton runs to does not exist. The establishing shot before depicting a Montreal landmark facing the bus stop would place it in the middle of a popular tourist area opened only to pedestrians and cyclists in the old port of Montreal.

Quotes:

Steven's Mother: [calling from upstairs] Steven, want some lunch?
Steven: [throwing an empty soda can at the stairs] I'm on the phone, bitch!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Working Stiffs (#10.3)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

I'll Make It Up As I Go

Average score

A by-the-numbers heist movie.

You won't find anything innovative here. A veteran thief looking for his "last job" so he can retire. A young "know-it-all" thief. The bankroller who brings it together. The girlfriend who wants the veteran to retire.

The roles are comfortable, the characters familiar. At least they're acted well. De Niro turns in one of the performances he *always* turns in of late. He breezes through the scenes providing satisfactory drama but doing *nothing* memorable. You will forget the character's name by the time the credits are done.

Brando... I'm not sure why he was in this, other than to place him in a movie with De Niro. He was fine as the money man but, given his legend, you just expect so much more.

Norton did the best. Maybe he's young enough to still give the extra effort and not just play the role adequately but try to breathe life into it as well.

The job itself is also routine. We have the valuable target. The nearly impregnable holding spot. The plans, the tunnels, the cameras. *yawn*

Oh well. If you just need an evening movie to relax with, this will do. As I said, all elements (acting, story, direction) are fine and you won't feel like you've wasted your time.

You also won't remember it tomorrow.

5 out of 10.